Cost of living comparison
Syria is 46.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Syria instead of Spain, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
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